7.7 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Thelma and Louise are accidental outlaws on a desperate flight across the Southwest after a tragic incident at a roadside bar. With a determined detective on their trail, a sweet-talking hitchhiker in their path and a string of crimes in their wake, a high-speed thrill ride and empowering personal odyssey follows even as the law closes in.
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonaldDrama | 100% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (3 BDs)
4K Ultra HD
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Ridley Scott's "Thelma & Louise" (1991) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the release include new program with Ridley Scott; new program with screenwriter Callie Khouri; two archival audio commentaries; multiple archival featurettes; deleted and extended scenes; promotional materials; and more. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Criterion's release of Thelma & Louise is a 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack. The 4K Blu-ray disc is Region-Free. However, the Blu-ray disc is Region-A "locked".
The following text appears inside the booklet that is provided with this release:
"This new digital transfer was created from the 35mm original camera negative, which was scanned in 4K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner. The 5.1 surround soundtrack was remastered from the original LCRS magnetic track. On the 4K Blu-ray disc, the feature is presented in Dolby Vision HDR (high dynamic range). On the Blu-ray, it is presented in SDR (standard dynamic range).
Mastering supervisors: Lee Kline, Ridley Scott.
Colorist: Stephen Nakamura/Company 3, Santa Monica, CA."
Please note that some of the screencaptures that appear with this article are taken from the 4K Blu-ray and downscaled to 1080p. Therefore, they do not accurately reflect the quality of the 4K content on the 4K Blu-ray, including the actual color values of this content.
Screencaptures #1-23 are from Blu-ray.
Screencaptures #26-32 are from the 4K Blu-ray.
If you have seen this release MGM produced in 2011, which was sourced from a 4K master, you will have a pretty good idea what to expect from this upcoming 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack. In native 4K, I think that the main discrepancies in quality are in two key areas and both have something to do with the new Dolby Vision/HDR grades. In 1080p, I do not think that there are meaningful enough discrepancies in quality that the majority of viewers will appreciate. I viewed the entire film in native 4K with Dolby Vision and tested a few areas with HDR. I sampled large areas of the 1080p presentation.
The native 4K presentation produces big improvements in the dynamic range of the visuals and color reproduction, which is hardly surprising. For example, the visuals look lusher, with some of the most noticeable upgrades emerging in darker footage where shadow nuances and complex highlights are reproduced substantially better. (See footage around the 1:33.15 mark). Predictably, delineation, clarity, and depth benefit as well, though it must be said that they are very pleasing in 1080p as well. In native 4K, fluidity is improved as well, so all of the chase footage in the final act of the film, for instance, will look better on your system if you perform a direct comparison with the 1080p presentation of it.
The expanded color palette of the 4K presentation supplies the remaining big improvements. I would say that the superior supporting nuances make the crucial difference, especially in dusk/dark/nighttime footage, but some viewers may disagree and point out that the primaries perform significantly better. However, the current color grade produces stronger than needed teal/teal nuances that introduce a notably cooler temperature for various sections of the film, which I do not think is the exact theatrical color temperature of these sections. Obviously, this is how Scott prefers them to look now because the same cooling effect was present on the MGM release as well. The rest is great. Image stability is outstanding. There are no traces of problematic image surface work -- grain is wonderfully exposed and resolved. The entire film looks spotless as well. My score is 3.75/5.00.
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The 5.1 track is outstanding. Clarity, sharpness, and especially depth were superb on my system. In fact, I thought that the chase footage at Grand Canyon performed better than much of the action footage very recent blockbusters have produced. The dialog is always clear, sharp, stable and easy to follow. There are no traces of age-related anomalies.
4K BLU-RAY DISC
A man has a disastrous experience with a woman. For the rest of his life, he sees all women around him as untrustworthy and deeply manipulative, at times even as dangerous opponents. How would you describe this man, his philosophy of life? And how would you characterize the manufactured reality where he is entrapped? Do not answer yet. Book a trip to Thelma and Louise's reality, a place where all men are dishonest, thieving, abusive, bigoted, and often dangerous creatures. Observe Thelma and Louise's behavior, listen to their exchanges, and evaluate their plan to exit this strange reality -- permanently. Ridley Scott's film is an often strikingly beautiful but hilariously poor attempt at pandering to the most radical incarnation of contemporary feminism. Ironically, its inability to be even remotely objective does so much damage to the cause it sets out to support that it begins to look like Scott's real goal was to satirize its undeniable flaws. Criterion's upcoming 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack presents a 4K restoration of Thelma & Louise that was supervised by Scott. While often attractive, this restoration does not accurately revive the film's original theatrical appearance. If you are a fan of the film and wish to have the release in your collection, I suggest that you find a way to test it first before considering a purchase.
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